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Nanotechnology Provides a Key to Energy Saving While Offering Invisible Protection for Colored Roofs

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets: INTK), a global leader in nanoscience energy saving solutions, announced today that the Company has launched the first of three patented nanotechnology-based roof coatings for the commercial, industrial and residential roofing markets.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 3 Aug 2009

Opportunities and Risks Posed by Synthetic Biology

The new research field of synthetic biology will, in the medium term, open up a great deal of potential for combining novel genetic methods with engineering principles. This will facilitate the development, not only of n...

3 Aug 2009

Turning Dirt into Starting Materials for Novel Pharmaceuticals

Researchers have not yet found a way to turn dirt into gold, but they are trying to find something valuable in it nonetheless: starting materials for novel pharmaceuticals.

3 Aug 2009

Strasbaugh Receives Order from Japanese customer for nTrepid CMP System

Strasbaugh (OTC Bulletin Board: STRB.OB) announced today that it has received its first order from a Japanese customer for the company's nTrepid CMP system. The machine is upgraded with Strasbaugh's newly-release...

3 Aug 2009

London Centre for Nanotechnology Taking a Strategic Lead in the Emerging Field of Nanospintronics

The London Centre for Nanotechnology - a joint venture between UCL and Imperial College London - is taking a strategic lead in the emerging field of nanospintronics, by initiating collaborative projects with research gro...

3 Aug 2009

Dream of Self-Healing Surfaces has Taken Another Step Towards Becoming Reality

The engineers' dream of self-healing surfaces has taken another step towards becoming reality - researchers have produced a electroplated layer that contains tiny nanometer-sized capsules. If the layer is damaged, the capsules release fluid and repair the scratch.

3 Aug 2009

Slicing Silicon Blocks into Paper-Thin Wafers

You need the right tool to slice silicon blocks into paper-thin wafers: a several-kilometer-long wire wetted with a type of grinding paste. And all the parameters must be optimally adjusted - only then can significant material losses be avoided during the cutting process.

3 Aug 2009

Over 450 Nanotechnology Researchers Expected at Event Organized by Nano Today and IBN

Current developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology and their extensive impact on our lives will take center stage at the 1st Nano Today Conference that will be held at the Biopolis in Singapore from August 3 to 5. 33...

3 Aug 2009

Solving One of the Long Standing Problems in the Drinks Industry

One of the long standing problems in the drinks industry is how to prevent chemical processes in the drinks compromising their taste, quality and shelf life. In particular, riboflavin (vitamin B2) is responsible for driv...

3 Aug 2009

World's Smallest Medical Video Camera Based on Advanced CMOS Image Sensor

Medigus Ltd. (TASE: MDGS) and Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TSEM, TASE: TASE: TSEM), today announced successful sampling of a new CMOS imager that will serve in Medigus' line of disposable miniature cameras and its new medical devices camera.

3 Aug 2009

VivaGel Demonstrates Anti-HIV and Herpes Activity Following Human Administration

Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL, OTCQX:SPHRY) today announced the results of its clinical trial demonstrating that VivaGel® retains antiviral activity against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and herpes simple...

3 Aug 2009

Conquering One of the Biggest Challenges in the Study of High-Temperature Superconductors

Conquering one of the biggest challenges in the study of high-temperature (high-Tc) superconductors, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have grown crystals of one such material that are large enough to directly measure the material's magnetic properties.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 2 Aug 2009

The Market for MEMS in Mobile Phones

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Market in Mobile Phones 2008-2012" report t...

From Research and Markets 1 Aug 2009

Ceremony Marks the Completion of First-Ever Nanotechnology Summer Workshop

Thirty students from the Albany, Schenectady and Troy City School Districts participated in a tree-planting ceremony at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany on July 31 to mark the completion of the first-ever Institute of Nanoscale Technology and Youth ("INTY") Summer Workshop.

1 Aug 2009

Using Composite Metamaterial to Deliver Complex Set of Instructions to Beam of Light

Using a composite metamaterial to deliver a complex set of instructions to a beam of light, Boston College physicists have created a device to guide electromagnetic waves around objects such as the corner of a building or the profile of the eastern seaboard.

31 Jul 2009